The Sources and Significance of Stratospheric Water Vapor: Mechanistic Studies from Equator to Pole

• Main Author: Smith, Jessica Birte
• Other Authors: Anderson, James Gilbert, McElroy, Michael, Wofsy, Steve, Mitrovica, Jerry
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: heterogeneous chemistry; ozone; stratosphere; water vapor; atmospheric chemistry; atmospheric sciences; climate change; Arctic; Cold Point; Climate change
• Online Access: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10121968; http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10034

It is the future of the stratospheric ozone layer, which protects life at Earth’s surface from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, that is the focus of the present work. Fundamental changes in the composition and structure of the stratosphere in response to anthropogenic climate forcing may lead to...